Leaked draft document so comment on it is all a bit superfluous but Her Maj's Gov a thinking about ways to stop people downloading pirated music etc

BBC News

An interesting point raised - "Internet providers are no more able to inspect and filter every single packet* passing across their network than the Post Office is able to open every envelope"

(*Packet refers to the way transferred data is chopped-up into little sections - what you receive is not a continuous stream of data)

It's ridiculous and also quite possibly the thin end of the wedge - look at what happens in China with the censorship and regulation of the internet over there. Do we really want an UK government putting in place a law that states they can dictate what the people in the UK can and more likely cannot do on the internet?

steveimp wrote:
Do we really want an UK government putting in place a law that states they can dictate what the people in the UK can and more likely cannot do on the internet?

Absolutley not - but when did that ever stop them?

They are already planning ID cards, and track you virtually everywhere you currently go.
Why should THIS government think that online is any different?

Welcome to the UK Police State.

Well the real way to tackle this is to win over public support.
Any policy not well supported is easily got round,and flouted.
Both the music and film industries have been running and operating monopolies,and with considerable overcharging at out expense.
Firm regulation of these is needed,and a price that reflects reality is the way forward.
In Ukraine companies like polydor have released a lot of old material at well under 2 pounds...and it has driven pirates away from selling their products...but surprise surprise there are some CDs here at 50-100& more retail price than in the USA...and guess what? Almost nobody buys them:blink:
A bit of plastic and a booklet need not cost a fortune,so why charge one? If people can find a way round it then of course they will...and while I will not join them,I cetainly understand why they do it.